BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene
The next Katy Perry cycle begins June 9 when the pop star releases her fifth album, "Witness."
The new album, which has already spawned the hits "Chained to the Rhythm" with Skip Marley and "Bon Appétit," featuring Atlanta's Migos, is the launching pad for an extensive arena tour that kicks off Sept. 7 in Ohio and will make its way to Atlanta at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Philips Arena.
Each ticket purchased for the concert will include a pre-order for the “Witness” album.
Tickets for the Atlanta date will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 22 via the arena box office, www.ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000.
However, registration for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program , which gives fans first crack at tickets and prevents the sale to automated bots and scalpers, is open now through 1 a.m. May 17. That pre-sale runs 9 a.m. through noon on May 18.
Then there is the Citi cardmember pre-sale, which begins at noon May 18 through 10 p.m. May 20 (visit www.citiprivatepass.com for details).
Ticket prices are $50.50-$200.50.
Perry's "Witness" tour is her first since the two-year "Prismatic World Tour," which played Atlanta in June 2014 and wrapped in October 2015.
The hitmaker behind the No. 1 smashes “Roar,” “Firework” and “Teenage Dream,” will perform as the musical guest on the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” on May 20.
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Katy Perry’s WITNESS: The Tour – North American Leg
2017
9/7 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
9/9 – Montréal, QE @ Bell Centre
9/12 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
9/21 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
9/25 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
9/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
10/2 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
10/3 – Uniondale, NY @ NYCB Live!: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10/8 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
10/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
10/15 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/16 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
10/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
10/24 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
11/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center
11/14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
11/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
11/26 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
11/28 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center
11/29 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
12/1 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
12/2 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
12/4 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
12/6 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
12/9 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
12/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
12/15 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
12/17 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
12/20 – Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena
2018
1/5 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
1/7 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
1/10 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
1/12 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
1/14 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
1/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
1/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
1/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center
2/2 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center at Rose Quarter
2/3 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
2/5 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
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